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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on December 13, 2011.
As of Monday, November 11th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsRemarks
2009 to 2012 model year Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Series, 1988 to 2000 model year Honda GL1500 Goldwing, 2001 to 2012 model year Honda GL1800 Goldwing, 1999 to 2012 model year Harley-Davidson FLH, 2000 to 2012 model year Harley-Davidson FLST Series motorcycles, 2000 to 2012 model year Harley-Davidson XL Series motorcycles and 2006 to 2012 Yamaha Roadliner and Stratoliner motorcycles with a 1.8L engine.Installation of the Trike Conversion Kit does not require modification or relocation of any engine or emission control system components. The exhaust system is not modified other than the extension of the tailpipe after the muffler. An optional gravity fed 3.4 gallon capacity auxiliary fuel tank manufactured out of polyethylene can be added to the Trike Conversion Kit for installation on the Honda motorcycles only.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-635-5
  • Executive Order 635-5 / D635-5
  • ARB # D-635-5
  • Executive Order No: D-635-5
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-635-5
  • Resolution D-635-5
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Download: Executive Order D-635-5 PDF

D-635-5 Document:


CARB_D-635-5

                                      —      _ State of California
                                          AIR RESOURCES BOARD
                                     EXECUTIVE ORDER D—635—5

                             Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                        of the California Vehicle Code

                                              California Sidecar —
                                          _ Trike Conversion Kits

       Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board by Section 271568 of the
      Vehicle Code; and

     — Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Section 39515 and
       Section 39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—003;

       IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Trike Conversion Kits,
       produced and marketed by California Sidecar of 100 Motorcycle Run, Arrington, Virginia
       22922, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle
       pollution control systems and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of    .
       Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for 2009 to 2012 model year Kawasaki Vulcan 1700
_/
       Series, 1988 to 2000 model year Honda GL1500 Goldwing, 2001 to 2012 model year
       Honda GL1800 Goldwing, 1999 to 2012 model year Harley—Davidson FLH, 2000 to
      2012 model year Harley—Davidson FLST Series motorcycles, 2000 to 2012 model year
      Harley—Davidson XL Series motorcycles and 2006 to 2012 Yamaha Roadliner and
      Stratoliner motorcycles with a 1.8L engine."

       Installationof the Trike Conversion Kit does not require modification or relocation of any
       engine or emission control system components. The exhaust system is .not modified
       6ther than the extension of the tailpipe after the muffler. An optional gravity fed 3.4
       gallon capacity auxiliary fuel tank manufactured out of polyethylene can be added to the >
       Trike.Conversion Kit for installation on the Honda motorcycles only.

       This Executive Order is valid provided the installation instructions for the Trike
      \Conversion Kits will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from
      those of the vehicle manufacturer. _

      | Changes made to the design or opefating conditions of the Trike Conversion Kits, as
        exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of the —
        vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

      This Executive Order shall not apply to any Trike Conversion Kits advertiséd offered for
       sale, sold with, or instailed on a new motor vehlcle prior to or concurrent WIth transfer to
       an ultlmate purchaser                                                    .

       Marketing of the Trlke Conversion Kits using any identification other than that shown in
      this Executive Order or marketing of the Trike Conversion Kits for an application other
       than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is
       obtained from the AIF Resources Board                                             .


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This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the
Trike Conversion Kits may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the
vehicle manufacturer.

This Executive Order does not exempt California Sidecar‘s Trike Conversion Kit with the
auxiliary fuel tank from compliance with other applicable codes and regulations such as
state and federal safety codes and regulations. Also this Executive Order does not
imply or suggest that California Sidecar‘s Trike Conversion Kit or auxiliary fuel tank
meets other codes or regulations.

This Executive Order is granted based on prior submitted exhaust and evaporative
emissions test data generated on a 2008 model year 1.8L Honda Goldwing modified
with the Trike Conversion Kit and the 3.4 gallon capacity auxiliary fuel tank. Test results
showed that both exhaust and evaporative emission levels met the applicable emission
standards when tested using the Cold—Start CVS—75 Federal Test Procedure (FTP) and
SHED test. Results from emission testing conducted at Environmental Research &
Development, Corporation, located in IJamsville, Maryland, are shown below, with
deterioration factors (df) applied to CVS—75 FTP and evaporative test results.

                CVS—75 FTP (grams/kilometer)          Evaporative (grams/test)
                          HC+NOx       CO
   Standards          —    0.3        12                        2.0
   Device w/ df            0.3        1.1                       1.2

The Air Resources Board reserves the right in the future to review this Executive Order
and the exemption provided herein to assure that the exempted add—on or modified part
continues to meet the standards and procedures of Title 13, California Code of
Regulations, Section 2222, et seq.

THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION,
ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE
AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING
ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF CALIFORNIA
SIDECAR‘S TRIKE CONVERSION KITS.

No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by the Air Resources Board", may be made
with respect to the action taken herein in any advertising or other oral or written
communication.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this order.
The order may be revoked only after a ten—day written notice of intention to revoke the
order, in which period the holder of the order may request in writing a hearing to contest
the proposed revocation. If a hearing is requested, it shall be held within ten days of
receipt of the request and the order may not be revoked until a determination is made
after the hearing that grounds for revocation
                                          exist.

Executed at El Monte, California, this day of December 2011



                             MW  Annette Hebert, Chief
                                 Mobile Source Operations Division



Document Created: 2012-03-12 14:19:58
Document Modified: 2012-03-12 14:19:58

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